Standards
Clinical research must be performed to the highest standards of good clinical practice in order to protect the safety, rights and well being of the participants, to ensure the information collected is accurate and credible, and to comply with the applicable regulatory frameworks. The regulations include (all links open in a new window):
- The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004
- The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment Regulations 2006
- The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006
- Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care 2nd Edition (2005)
- Data Protection Act (1998)
- Mental Capacity Act (2005)
- Human Tissue Act (2004)
